THE AMISH COOK: Homemade Yeast Doughnuts
- YEAST DOUGHNUTS
- 2 packages yeast
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- 1 cup scalded milk
- 6 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 /4 tablespoon shortening
- 3 eggs
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- Sift flour in a separate bowl.
- Pour water over yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar.
- Stir and let stand.
- Meanwhile, pour scalded milk into a bowl and add salt and then shortening. When lukewarm , add water, yeast and 3 cups flour.
- Beat until smooth.
- Add beaten eggs and rest of flour.
- Let rise till double.
- Punch down.
- Cut out into shapes and let rise again.
- Then fry in hot grease until golden.
Recipe by Amish 365 at https://www.amish365.com/the-amish-cook-homemade-yeast-doughnuts/
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